The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-11-11

Opinion Of . Fashionable Woman Of
the World.

Do you expect 10 win In your dress
reform movement was asked of Mrs.
Annie Jenness Miller, 10 f I4th ST.,
New York, editor of Dress.
l hope to
Why do you object 10 the present
style1
1t is ungraceful, reforming aad
Injurious.
Do ladies generally support the
reform?
Yes, very generally. My cores
pondence is very heavy. Next TO
Mrs. Clevelend's mine Is said TO be
the largest daily mail of any woman's
in the United States, and from not
only every state in the Union but
from almost every country Of Europe.
Is the magazine, Dress, succeeding?
Very handsomely indeed. Dress
has been published less than year,
and l am gratifed with reports from
all over the world of the acceptance
by ladies in the very highest rank, of
the reform which DRESS advocates.
Mrs Miller is comely woman in
appearance, and is very enthusiastic in
her dress reform agitation. As the
New York Graphic says: She herself
is young and attractive, with figure
SO harmoniusly developed as to srg
gest strength, power and beauty
The reform which she is urging with
so much eloquence aud grace seems
to be the coming one. Mrs. .Jenness-
Miller has the advantage CT high So
cial position, being of the same family
with the late Wendell Phillips, and
the poet, Oliver Wendell Holmes.
1t is in the fashionable world, Of
course, where all the styles are deter
mined, and where the change must
begin she says.
-sHow do you do so much work and
keep so well?'
Il dress myself according to my
own ideas, and furthermore, give
myself the best of care and treatment.
Six years ago was nearly exhausted
fIom my work of lecturing, writing,
etc
Indeed, you do not look like it
now!'
mo? | am not now | am now a
perfectly well woman and intend to
remain so. You see | understand the
laws OF lie to well TO be, or remain
ill, but strange as it may seem for
one to say who is opposed 10 medi
cines on general principles, if L. find
myself tired or feeling i'll, l fly to the
one single remedy which | do endorse
and that is Warmers safe cure, which
gives new energy and vitality to all
my powers. 1t is indeed what some
times call my standby | have
many opportunities to recommend it,
and embrace them gladly, because |
know that it is thoroughly reliable,
and for women especially effective.
Indeed / often find myself recon
mending it to my friends as warmly
as do my magazine, or indeed my
improved garments, and this would
not do did l not personally know Of
its virtues!'
Mrs. Miller insists that all women
can and must be beautiful, and will
be SO if they follow her style of dress
and self treatment.
will you not state, briefly, in just
what your reform consists?'
oh, with pleasurel l propose
jersey fitting garment to be worn next
to the body, making of woman Wis
ion OF loneliness!
III. 'Over this l put cotton or
linen garment, of one piece, without
bands or binding covering the entire
body also.
III. In place of the petticoats,
propose one complete body covering
garment called 'legletts.' i
Nv. We abandon the corset en-
tirely as totally unfit for use, in its
common form, and we substitute
therefore supple supporting waist,
and then we make the outside gown
as beautiful as artistic skill and COM
mon sense can design
Mrs. Millers words of counsel,
which every woman should heed, will |
undoubtedly give to the women OF
America some new ideas upon sub
ject so very near to each Of them.
1921 THE cULTivAToR 1922